**Week 2 (9/1/14) Presser Highlights***

-- "After reviewing the film of the game, it was a really good win for our team."-- Saban liked the intangibles, effort, toughness, competitiveness.
-- Saban also liked how the team bounced back to adverse situations. Mentions defensive stop after interception and two-minute drill drive after kickoff return.
-- "All these things are very encouraging signs from a competitive standpoint."
-- "You need to get better execution on a consistent basis."
-- "We've got to have better preparation, better attention to detail and more guys on our team able to play winning football."
-- "These things are all correctable and fixable."
-- Saban mentions players of the week. Highlights Jalston Fowler for his blocking.
-- "We're really looking forward to our home opener." Saban is hopeful for a great crowd.
-- Saban said Florida Atlantic had a pretty good year last year and had a good start last week against Nebraska.
-- "The key to being successful this season for a lot of teams I saw is who can make that improvement."
-- On DeAndrew White: Probably out two weeks with a shoulder injury.
-- Jarrick Williams: Jones fracture in his foot. Played on it. He'll be out at least four weeks, Saban said.
-- On Cyrus Jones: "Played really, really well. Made two good plays inside the 10-yard line."
-- Saban said once Jones got matched up with Kevin White, White's production slowed down. "Smart guy, has poise to adjust."
-- On Blake Sims: "Blake did a good job in the game ... Had a couple of open guys he missed and we had a couple of good throws he made that were dropped."
-- "The only negative was, especially in the second quarter, poise, calling the plays in the huddle, taking too long in the huddle."
-- "I thought it was good ... I still don't hesitate to say there's a quarterback competition."
-- Both Coker and Sims will play in this game. Saban said he doesn't know how and says he won't tells us when he does."
-- Asked about defensive line getting pressure on QB, Saban mentions breakdowns at LB and secondary. "We have a lot to improve on defensively all the way around."
-- "I'm not disappointed. It is what it is. This is where we are. This is the starting point."
-- Saban mentions different formations West Virginia used flustered Reggie Ragland and Reuben Foster but both played better in the second half.
-- "They're all going to benefit tremendously from that experience."
-- On Cam Robinson: Says he did a really good job considering the circumstances. Mentions things he could do better, mental errors but is really encouraged.
-- "Both the guys at right guard played OK."
-- Saban says WVU's explosive plays were a combination of mental and physical issues.
-- "It's not one particular thing. Most of it was created not by lack of knowledge or ability, but by confusion."
-- "If everybody does it wrong, it's right."
-- "When you really have a huge issue is when the guys up front are doing it one way and the guys in the back are doing it the other ... that happened a couple of times."
-- "It really wasn't until halftime until we had the sort of calm amid the chaos."
-- Geno Smith and Maurice Smith are options at Star with Williams out.
-- Saban said Alabama will start "investing some reps" in Eddie Jackson this week. Jackson's been cleared by doctors to play and says he's ready.
-- Saban on long drives: "They want to go fast. If we have the ball, they can't do that."
-- "Our offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage."
-- On using Yeldon and Henry: Went as planned. Saban said Kenyan Drake will be used more in future. Situations didn't present themselves this week.
-- "I like how both of those guys played. As long as we can keep them healthy and if they stay healthy, that's how we plan on use them."
-- "We're not where we need to be and we're not the team we could be."
-- First Michael Jordan reference of the season. Saban said players should approach every game the same no matter who the opponent is.
-- On Kiffin on sidelines: "If he wasn't on the sidelines, we would have had a lot of issues."
-- "That was critical."
-- Saban said decision for Kiffin to be on sidelines was made two weeks ago. "It was practiced."
-- "Lane did a really good job and the whole offensive staff did a good job of getting the information."

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TideFan in AU said:

Nah, it couldn't be that. It's clearly because Blake Sims has no long ball.

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Rush said:

Wasn't that Christion, Earle?

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